Charles Tuff

Charles Tuff (4 September 1855 – 27 January 1929 ) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician from the town of Rochester in Kent. He sat in the House of Commons from 1903 to 1906.

Tuff was the son of Henry Tuff from Rochester, and the grandson of Mary Tuff, a wealthy lime-burner from nearby Borstal He was born in Plumstead, but spent nearly all his life in Rochester. He was the head of several large firm of merchants and contractors, including a large fleet of barges on the River Medway. having been long involved in local politics, chairing a local Conservative ward committee.

However, he was defeated at the 1906 general election by the Liberal candidate Ernest Henry Lamb, and did not stand again.

Tuff was also a justice of the peace (J.P.) for Rochester and for Kent.

He died aged 74 on 27 January 1929, at his home Westfield, Singlewell, Gravesend. Two of his four sons were killed in World War I, including Frank Tuff, who was a first-class cricketer.